TERRAMARE NEGROAMARO SALENTO IGP

Tasting notes

Many people consider the Negroamaro as the king of the Puglia wines, both for its quality and its wide diffusion worldwide. Despite the fact that in the past the negroamaro was sought for the high alcohol content and for its body, today the main words describing it are elegance and finesse. Terramare is an involving wine with a young taste: ruby-red colour, intense in the nose with its hints of cherry and blood orange. Full-bodied in the mouth with spiced and slightly roasted hints. GRAPE VARIETY Negroamaro 100% ALCOHOL GRADATION 12,5% by vol. YIELD PER HECTARE 10.000 bottles (5.000 vines per hectare) AGE OF THE VINES 25/30 years old VINE CULTIVATION METHOD cordon training Grapes 100% Negroamaro Production Area and harvest time Guagnano – Manual harvest on the second ten days of September. at the winery The maceration process lasts about seven days, in stainless steel tanks at 26-28°C. The resulting wine is aged for 3 months in French oak barrels. ageing potential The wine is ready after one month from the bottling and has an interesting evolution in the subsequent 3/4 years. Serving temperature- food matchings 18°C – Orecchiette pasta with meat sauce; pasta with beans and sausage; barbecued bombette (small pork meat roulades stuffed with bacon and cheese).